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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-23
RAILROAD LEGISLATION,
Tie Committee on Rallr0nds to Fix Up n
Bill for This State.

Tie Committee on Rallronds to Fix Up u
Bill for This State.
SPECIAL Dt7'nieh 10 he IntlliS>neer.
CHAELEsroS, W. Va, April 22.-Col.
George P. Sargent to-day, by direction Of
tho Committee on Railroads, ielegraphed
OF otherwise notified the prcaidens and
chief attorneys OF the lealing railroada of
the State that the COMMITTEES would NEE.
on Monday at 2:3O o'clock p. NJ.
Those notified are: President Garrett, OF
the Baltimore X Ohio; Thompson, Of the
Ohio River; Hubbard, OF the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling Il Kentucky; Wickham, oi the
Chesapeake L Oslo; Dayie, OF the West
Virginia Ccutrai & Pittsburgh; E!kins, OF
the Cumberland 4 Piedmont: Robe ts, Of
the Pennsylvania system. Genera! Man.
sger OF the kanawha Il Ohio, Col John
A. Rabinson, OF Patterson's Creek d. II.
Leonard, Judge Ferguson and William A.
Quarter. Chey se invited to lie pres
en-. and defend their interests, If they co
desire. The Committee vii! on this oc.
casion consider the Beckwith and Wood
yard bills to regulate railroad charges, and
appoint commission similar to the
Interstate Commission, at a salary not to
exceed 5000 each. with a secretary at
500 per anRaEn. Also another BILL TO Fix
2 cents per mile as tho maximum charge
for carrying passengers.
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Gcriui.ny'. Sitio.

BERLIN, April ss.-'fhe arrest o. schnac-
bells is tho outcome OF IN ordinary
judicial proceeding. The judge who or.
dered tho arrest did 30 1t is stated Oh eyi-
dcnco duplicating him in M attempt to
subverl tho allegiance OF tho Alsntians to
Germany. The German authorities con-
Blder tho iact Of his heinga foreigner does
not exempt schnnobnls from punishment.
rhoy say the moment no was caught on
Gorlnsn territory no must be under tho
Jurisdiction Of the German courto.
The. Nacirichftn RRys Schnaubcles 10
strongly suspected Of being n French SPY,
that inquiry will prove that tho German
authorities have boon duly vigilant. Ger.
man accounts Of tho Htlair ignore tho
french assertion TINT Schnaubofs was eu-
ticcd into German territory, and that tho
statement Is believed to be false.
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GERMANY AND FRANCE,
The Recent border Annlr-The Arrest
the French Commlssury,

The Recent Border AHnlr-Ths Arrest of
the French CommIssury.
PARIS, April 22.-The arrest OF the
French Commissary Schnaebels, OF Pagny-
sur-Moselle, by the German police, after
he had becn decoyed over the frontier, is
regarded as serious matter in official
circles. ~, So
NJ. Goblet, the Prime Minister. and M.
t!ourcns, Foreign Minister, were in con-
ference until midnight last night, for the
purpose OF determining what action to
take in the premises, and they again me,
this morning to further consider the cub.
ject.
Later dispatches confirm the statement
that NJ. Schnaebeis wsa arrested on French
territory. NJ. Flourens will await the re.
suit Of minute inquiry on the apot before
demanding reparatlon from Germany for
the arrest.
The performance Of Wagner's opera,
"Lohengrin," which was to have taken
place at tho Eden theatre in Paris to.nior.
row, has been postponed, owing to tho
feeling that has been aroused by the from.
tier occurrence.
The French newspapers generally regard
the occurrence Rs direct provocntion on
Germeny's part, and rxhort the people to
be calm and not to play Prince Bismarck 8
game.
NJ. Deroulede, in MI interview yester.
day, gave the apathy and timidity which
tho Government had shown in dealing
with Germany 40 the reason for bis re-.
signing the Presidency Of the Patriotic
League.
French papers ARC unanimous in tho
statement that Schnaebels WAS arrested on
French coil by German officers, who took
him into custody. Tho Temps publishes
a diapatch from Strasburg stating that
German oiliciala suspected NJ. Schnaehels
OF having relations with peraon in Ger.
many for the purpose OF obtaining infor.
nation concerning the military measures
being taken around Metz for the use OF
French military officials.
Tho authorities Of the Foreign Office he.
lieve that the German Government will
mako an explanation of the affair lhnt
will calm tho present indignation felt by
FrenchmOn.
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\V'l,cv:

CLEVELAND, o., April 92.-The Iron
7tade Reriflp will publish s.atistics to.
morrow, allowing that during tho past
sixteen months 49, natural gas and oil
compnnies have been incorporated III Ohio,
with M aggregate capital stock OF 81. ..GS,,
9I5. Applications for new charters are at
present coming into the Secretary OF
States office at the ratio OF two or three n
daY,
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enough, would feel very strongly, or
call loudly on their Government 70 inter.

That the one great interest Of England
on this side Of the Atlantic Is the friend.
ship OF the Euglish.speaking communities
Of this continent has long been my firm
belief and though !, OF course, speak with
no authority, feel q sanyuine expectation
that thisargument, pressed by those whose
attachment To Great Britain cannot be
questioned, will prevail with the British
statesmen, and that the consent Of the I'm.
perial government to free trade between
Canada and the United States will be OBJ.
totpnd .#...a
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II there are complaints OF railroad tar
IFS now, it must not be forgotten that
there Mere some before. This time 10 q
large extent the sounds Of wsiling come
from localities and persons hitherto IA
vored by discrimination. Notwithstand-
ing, experience may chow that the Law
will have to be overhauIed.
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UNLESS Germany makes the honorable
amend for the schnaebeles incident, the
inference that Bismarck wants war with
France will bs unavoidable, 1t Is evident
that the arrest OF the French Commiasary
has stirred France to ita depths.
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MISSOURI catches it worse than our Ohio
neivhbors did. Her cyclone struck to kill.
Tho moro the homo disaster is reviewed
in the light Of others OF similar character
the moro wonderful seems the escape
without the loss Of single human life.
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WABHIScroS, D. G., April 29.--A dis-
patch VIA to-day received at tho Indian
office from the agent at Crow Crock, Da-
kota, in which he states ibut detaCh.
meat Of United States troops had arrived
there to s4ziat, i necessary, in carrying
out the l'reBidsnt's o.ler requiring tho
eettterH to leave the reservation. No men.
tion il lnadn in thiH dispatch OF bny
trouble at preHent or anticipated.
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Fiery Eiiikna.

NEVADA, No., April 29.-At two o'clock
this morning strong wind blew over this
city, but did no damage aside from the
overthrow Of fcw chimneys and small
outbuildings. The heavy rain at that
hour WAS attended by on interesting
phenomena in the northern part OF the
city. Balls Of fire sesmsd to be
falling at an angle OF 43 degrees. They
struck the ground, bursting in myriajs OF
6ery flakes, rebounded several hundred
feet toward the east and died away. The
exhibition continued for several minutes,
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Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS writes: "Mr. Cal.
hoan was to me the guiding star in the
political armament" This 10 cne reason
why the Southern people were induced to
wander for four bloody years, at last to
bring up ct Appomattox. Mr.. Davis
had the mistortune not to know an ignis
6atgus when he saw one.
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DECLINING exports and increasing i'm.
ports, selling less and buying more. Ac.
cording TO the free trade idea this Is o
wholesome atate Of affairs. According to
the common scnse idea 1t ia letting out at
the bupghole. .,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-23

IT 10 very fortunate that those Cuban
bandits did not kidnap Senator Sherman.
That would have made an interesting in
teE'nasional fuestion, and this country
would have been little ho. in the collar.
1t is just possible that Eli Perkins is some.
where in the tropics.
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Tns London Times believes that q lie
well stuck to Is as good as the truth,
Sometimes n iaisehood has all the won.
drous capabilities OF n boomerang. Recall
the Mofey latter affair Of malodorous
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ST. Louis, April "a special from
Washington to tho St. Louis Ermlbiican,
gives tho following rather utartling intor.
nation: "President Cleveland neither
Wishes nor will nccop, denomination. y
This will he startling information to the
country, Getting q. rest the important qucs.
tons OF second term.
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Blaine Depressed.

CHICAGO, April 22.-Jsmea G. Blaine
received 70 callers to-day. Walker Blaine
said his father WAS depressed over the
death Of his brother, and had made a
special request this morning that no cards
BE- eent to his ropmH.
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Ghe G'tteuiaetrn,r::
"ARrnuR RlcnaoSD," who occasionally
hops onto the Administration, ia described
to be:ttvOs persons in Huudry places;
which makes 1t all the more difficult to
wiring his neck. 10

CANADA will be made uncomfortable as
q summer resort for Lord Landsdowue
when O'iricn gets there. lie has a story
10 tcll Of cold'blooded evlctions and he
kDosHB how 10 tell It.
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CHEfEsSE, W., April GA severe
Bnow storm accompanied by high winda
and cold weather ragged along tho limo Of
tho Union lhcihc Railroad, hctweon Og-
don and Cheyenne all ycatrr,lay and Iaat
night. Freight trana between Larme
and Cheyenne ha,l to bD Hilolrackcd,
but parsengnr iraiJia nrs on time. Snow
has ceaacd' bnt tho weather Ia still threat
eniny,
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Special Ditpa.ch TO hk Init.ligcnc.r
WESTON, W. Va, April 22.-Mr. Extine
who once resided at Bnckhannon, died at
the Insane Hospital yesterday. Ila vas
brought here from the S.aunton asyium
some time ago.
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GRAND EXCURsfoS

To Pittsburgh via tho baltimore & Ont,
Sunday, April 81, 1887.
Or the above dato the St. Alphonsus
Society, accompanied by the Opera llouse
Band, will 90 to ri,tabureh vim the Bali.
more n Ohio to attend the dedication of
St. Joseph's church. Fare for tho ronnd
trinsl ! ~, co. Train will leave Wheeling Mt
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TALLAnAasR, FLA, April % In tho
Legislature to-day the votr Tor u. y. Sena.
tor was: Perry q. paaco 20, Bioxham q,
scattering II, all DslnoHrala. Goodrich,
Republican, received 10.
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MRs. NINA NEuER, the German pootess,
dyeR, clchns and curls ostrcl feathers In
tho best manner. No. 81 Twelfth street.
TTSs
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WHITE SHIRTS n, greatly REDUCED pric@
~ TlIos. Hu0uFs \ Coa
I'LL Market street
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FoR baFgaiaB in Glover, 20 to
Tnos. lIuGmRs K Co.,
III Market Btreet.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-10-01

tlful porch fronts the new portion.
The latter, by the way, is a gable
front, in itself a decided acquisition.
Next spring the east end of the main
house will be torn ont and replaced by
spacious bay window-an improve
ment demanded by the fine prospect
which opens eastwardly from the emil
nence upon which the residence is sit
uated. When this and several minor
changes are made which are contem-
plated in house and grounds Mr..
Percy will have one of the most de-
sirable homes in Frostburg, which is
saying good deal in a town where
the number of comfortable and pretty
residences is growing.
The Beall, Baush & Co. building
has been handsomely repainted in
front.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-10-01
CORRESPOND NDENCE
LETTER FROM MICHIGAN.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept. 2s, 1887.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
l remember that l promised the
JOURNAL another letter, so have con-
descended to take up my quill and give
you all the information at my hands
concerning this city, apologizing for
the fact that | have no sketch book,
''guide, Or philosopher"
Grand Rapids is the second largest
city in the State. Its population is
steadily increasing and one of the
newspapers boasts that in three years
it will number l0G, 900 inhabitants. In
proof of this the paper chronicles the
birth of triplets to fortunate father,
and offers IL premium to all mothers
comforting such blessing upon the
community.
1t is useless for me to discuss the
probability of the city growing on
largely, but, considering its geograph-
zeal position, there is ''room for more"
| have come to that conclusion after
thorough survey of the suburbs,
without inquiring about the number
of persons likely to receive the premium
for triplets.
1t is next to impossible to give a
proper or just description Of this
beautiful city, IN which attempt the
pen of the poet would lose its gentle
flow of rhyme or ink, and would sink
into the depths of languages with
which am not familiar.
Anyway you cast your eyes, as far
as your vision carries, you behold un-
broken columns of shade trees and
beautiful cottages. The streets are
laid out in good order and ON all of
them the beautiful homes that adorn
them, with the surrounding trees and
lawns, make one feel that he is in
Paradise. Looking north, south, east
or west, it is the same. Peoplr here do
not believe in tenement house life, and
build cottages with enough space SUR.
rounding them to have "little home
to YOURSELF" which accounts for the
length of the thoroughfares, some of
them being five miles long. The cot
tages are principally Gothic, and it
seems the more cupolas, side views,
terraces and spires that can be got on
the buildings the better they like
them.
To add to the comfort of residents
the streets are paved with cedar blocks
ranging from three to twelve inches in
diameter, and about nine inches thick.
The blocks are durable and are non
conductors of the noise of passing
vehicles. They will last about seven
years and are not expensive. The
sidewalks were formerly board, but
are being rapidly replaced with lmita-
ton fagstone. The sidewalk, are as
suming the appearance of those in the
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-10-01

Il Fe,O Good Words.-'A Friend,"
residing in northern State, writes:
Congratulations! You deserve something
even better than Il steam press. Your an
swers to the X of l.. catechism were able,
digntied and mastery. | have never seen
the vital issues involved so completely met
and handled, and so briefly My only regret
is that there were not more questions.
Wonder if the prohibtionists, liquor dealers,
free traders, protectionists and woman suf-
fragists want to ask any? If so, think you
can answer them?
The Cumberlande Times gains lien
on our affections in the following neat
observation:
The Frostburg JOURNAL has celebrated its
seventeenth birthday by the addition of an
improved new press and such other typo
graphical properties as mark it as one of the
brightest and best weeklies in the State
May it flourish as green bay tree and its
shadow never grow less
And Cumberland gentleman, COM
petent in all respects to speak of jour
nalism, writes to the JOURNAL as an
individual note which contains the
following paragraph:
l trust your independent course in the
JOURNAL will rebound to your interest as it
does to your credit. Just now the JOURNAL
is the most fearless, and, as it always has
been, the ablest newspaper in the county
We value the wishes contained in
the graceful paragraph below, clipp,
from the Homecoming Reciew, albeit we
differ concerning the necessities of the
case /:
The Frostburg JoUnNAL last week entered
upon its seventeenth year. Coming as it did
from bran new press it was marvel of
neatness. Our best wishes are with the JOUR
NAL, and we only hope that when another
seventeen years have rolled around that it
will still be here, "flinging off luminous
6rochu 'es of thought" and giving expression
10 the glorious benefit Of semi-monthly pay.
But listen at the Meyersdale CONNER
cial. In brief item it omprises the
whole business, and its good words
come to US across mountains smoothly
as the rustic of II swallows wing over
the lroathless bosom of lake
The Frostburg MINING JOURNAL, one of
the best, spiciest, wittiest newspapers that
reaches our table, celebrated its seventeenth
anniversary by the purchase of No. 9
Campbell Oscillating press which cost it
about one thousand dollars. We congratu-
late our esteemed contemporary upon its
DroSperity None more worthy of IL than
the plucky JOURNAL.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-10-01

G. Robert COOPER, formerly an
attache of the JOURNAL, delivered
lecture Wednesday evening in Bal
timore entitled "Among the Miners
of the Cumberland Coal Fields"
Among other things he said.
The Georges Creek basin commences eight
miles from Cumberland and runs twenty
three miles to Piedmont. There are in
twelve mining towns $4,000 people, 5000 of
whom are mine employees. Prior to 1880
their wages were good. but since that time
the corporations have reduced wages so that
it is hard to keep the wolf from the door.
The miners get but y months work in the
year.
The people whom Robert desired
to llatter know better. They know
that the "wolf" is not near the
door. On the contrary, that they
have never been able to be more gen.
erous to the tables and wardrobes of
their families. They know that in
the necessities Of life there is abso-
luIely MT the shadow of need in a
single Industrious family. Their
pantries are comfortably supplied
and fashion furnishes the latest laws
for the government of the quality,
cut and makeup Of their attire.
1t is such deliverances as Roberts
that do incalculable damage to labor
itself, for no good cause can stand
on falsehood. When the truth comes
out IN such cases it is not the "cor-
porations" that suffer, but the inevl-
table reaction sets in with two-fold
force against the interest of the
class in whose behalf the lying is
done, What labor wants in all de.
partments of the body polite is
friends who are friends for friendship
only-not flatterers, self seekers and
liars.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-10-01

The MARYLAND side of the Potomac
river rounded this week the two
million tons point.
At the same rate December will
close with an output of two millions,
seven hundred thousand tons-the
largest in the history o. the region.
1.-The same rate" however, is small,
and the probabilities favor figures
compar- -atively higher.
The local evidences of a prosper
GUS year abound on every hand.
Property has increased in amount
and value, business is healthy, and
the people comfortable and thrifty.
Whatever grievances exist are for the
most part or altogether imaginary.
This happy situation may be
traced to the successful establishment
and conduct Of the so-called pooling
compact between the competing soft
coil regions. This arrangement, be-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-10-01

DEMOCRATIC voters contemplating
participation in the primaries this
evening should be extremely careful
to study the issue between the Elk
Garden region and the Georges Creek,
involved, as that issue is, in the con.
tinuance of the canal as our o,vn out
let to the sea.
The question to be answered is
Shall we retain the canal as "a
waterway for our own use and profit,
or shall we vote to transfer it to the
use and profit of our nearest com.
petitor i'll market ?
The fact that it is on tile demo
cratic programme for next winter to
"dispose of the canal" is knovn. 1t
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-10-01

Poitticaf.-The republican primar-
les last Saturday evening were quite
warmly contested. Delegates to the
county convention were elected as un-
derstated:
Ra~lings-A. J. Hirshberger Elijah Wing
field, Grant Mckenzie, Henry A. Hudson,
Harry S. Frost.
Westermpo,t-Louis Fisher, c. f. Dayton,
VIM. Byers Clay Rizer and J. Fl. Hose
Barton-James Andrews, Albion Coles J.
P. Tibbets, Anthony Reese and Ernest
Creutzberg.
Homecoming, No. 10-James Schuy Ter,
John Miller, Alexander Stafford, John Darn
eley, and James G. Fisher. No 15-James
Cunningham, Elijah Gould, Charles Lynch,
Alexander Dick, John Robinson.
Frostb'ug, No. 11-Bradey Stephens, Peter
Knieriem, Alden Dougherty icolored,) Nor
gan Thomas, Edward Price. No. 12-Sam-
uel r. Myers, John Mcfarland, jr., VIM.
w. Porter, Alex Smith, Isaac Yates.
Mt. Sayage-John L. Wilhelm James Gra-
ham, Charles Forrest, Owen Crump, Ligora
Shatfer.
~ thS SouhtJ OouNCHtlOu 1ueSudy
the following nominations were made:
State ISemator.-B. l.. Turner of Flintstone.
House Of Delegates-Gershon Anthony of
Frostburg; W.. S. Fuller, of Cumberland;
James A. Cunningham, of Lonaconing, and
Owen Crump, of Mt. Savage.
States Attoymey-D. w. Sloan, of Cumber-
land.
Sherif-Otto Hohing, of Lonaconing.
County Conan isSioners-John Schiller of
Cumberland Henry Creutzburg, of Barton;
James T. Hartley. Of Orleans; William B.
Bradley, of Lonaconing and William Thorn
as, of Frostburg.
Register Of WMs-A. II. Dowden, of Cum
berland.
Judges Of the Orphans COrt-Thomas
Johnson and Robert Bruce, of Cumberland,
and James Dando, of Frostburg.
Surgeyor-John SchaiGt, of Cumberland.
The democratic primaries will be
held this evening in all the districts;
the county convention next Tuesday.
fl. Clay Swartzwelder, of Cumber-
land, has announced himself an indie
pendent republican candidate for
the sheriffalty.
II is reported that Joseph Jandorf,
of this place, will run independently
for Judge of the Orphans Court.